English Explanatory Dictionary

derbylite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium.

Word forms

derbylite

Etymology

Named after American geologist and director of the Brazilian Geological Survey Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915), who worked in the type locality in Brazil, + -lite.

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